Given name
Noela
“born at Christmastime”
Noela is a variant of Noel. One French interpretation is “born at Christmastime.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Noela is a variant of Noel. One French interpretation is “born at Christmastime.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Noela is a variant of Noel. An origin associated with Noel is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1920. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Noela through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 244
- 0 boys · 244 girls
- Most popular year
- 2002
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −37%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 7 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 12 in 2002. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 560 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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